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BBC Health Article features SME

Submitted by admin_smeuser on Sat, 07/01/2017 - 19:31

Posted on 01 Jul 2017

BBC Health recently featured an article on Study Medicine Europe and our students Zahara Assad, Zarina Brady and Shahswar Arif who are all studying medicine in Bulgaria at the moment. The aim of the article was to show why these countries are becoming popular among students who want to pursue their dreams of becoming a doctor.

The article focused on the many reasons that UK students are flocking to Bulgaria and Romania which include, lower tuition fees, lower living costs, and lower grade requirements.

It highlights the fact that many students, much like Zahara, who meet the minimum grades to apply in the UK, are ultimately denied. Or, like students Shahswar and Zarina who, even after obtaining a degree, are still turned away from UK universities.

BBC reporter Sadaf Maruf interviewed Aris Grigoriou, head of student recruitment at Study Medicine Europe, who indicated the popularity of these countries is growing rapidly offering UK students an opportunity to fulfill their academic dreams.

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Will BREXIT affect my studies in Bulgaria or Romania?

As a result of the referendum held on June 23rd, Study Medicine Europe would like to announce:

According to the respective regulatory bodies in the UK (click here to visit the GMC, GDC and RCVS websites), all of our partner universities in Bulgaria and Romania continue to offer degrees recognized by the aforementioned councils.

As the UK tertiary educational system, including study programmes and qualifications, is aligned with that of member states of the EU, as well as of non EU countries such as Switzerland and Norway, a British withdrawal from the European Union would not have an impact on the value of the degrees obtained in these countries. As a result of past intergovernmental and bilateral treaties and conventions among states within and outside the European Union, which do not have the status of EU legislation, comparability in the educational standards and quality of higher qualifications has granted graduates from these countries recognition and equal work opportunities both within and beyond the EU borders.

In other words, graduates from Bulgaria and Romania do not take the PLAB test (for medical graduates) or the ORE test (for dental graduates) upon their return to the UK, not because the United Kingdom is a member of the EU, but simply because there are other agreements and treaties that ensure the quality of their studies and the value of their degrees and that do not come under EU legislation and conditions, such as the Bologna Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon, among others.

Will BREXIT affect my studies in Bulgaria or Romania?

As a result of the referendum held on June 23rd, Study Medicine Europe would like to announce:

According to the respective regulatory bodies in the UK (click here to visit the GMC, GDC and RCVS websites), all of our partner universities in Bulgaria and Romania continue to offer degrees recognized by the aforementioned councils.

As the UK tertiary educational system, including study programmes and qualifications, is aligned with that of member states of the EU, as well as of non EU countries such as Switzerland and Norway, a British withdrawal from the European Union would not have an impact on the value of the degrees obtained in these countries. As a result of past intergovernmental and bilateral treaties and conventions among states within and outside the European Union, which do not have the status of EU legislation, comparability in the educational standards and quality of higher qualifications has granted graduates from these countries recognition and equal work opportunities both within and beyond the EU borders.

In other words, graduates from Bulgaria and Romania do not take the PLAB test (for medical graduates) or the ORE test (for dental graduates) upon their return to the UK, not because the United Kingdom is a member of the EU, but simply because there are other agreements and treaties that ensure the quality of their studies and the value of their degrees and that do not come under EU legislation and conditions, such as the Bologna Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon, among others.